Band: Briar Woods Senior Mark Davis Named to Army All-American Marching Band

(Dec. 1, 2009) - Briar Woods High School senior Mark Davis has been selected to the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band.

This band will perform on January 10, 2010, at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is the premier high school football game in the nation. It features the nation's top high school senior football players and marching musicians.


Those selected as an All-American receive a paid trip to San Antonio.

Davis plans on attending college with the goal of becoming a professional trumpeter after graduating from Briar Woods. A member of the National Honor Society who has a grade point average above 4.0, Davis will be among the students honored at the 27th annual Excellence in Education Banquet on December 6th.

His musical honors include:

· North Central Virginia Senior Regional Orchestra, 2009

· George Mason University Honor Band

· All-District Band, 2009

· Regional Governor's School, Jazz

· All-District Jazz Ensemble